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JohnBarrdear

  1. A taxonomy of bank failures bit.ly/KiZEwS #fb 4:01 AM May 22nd via web
  2. [New post]: A taxonomy of bank failures barrdear.com/john/2012/05/2… 2:57 AM May 22nd via John Barrdear's blog
  3. How to unfold a Rhinoceros: vimeo.com/29805315 #fb 3:50 AM May 21st via web
  4. This from a unit whose remit is (nominally) to just hedge JPM's positions? I guess those "excess" deposits really were too tempting ... 3:23 AM May 18th via web
  5. Between Oct 2009 (when the market reopened) and Nov 2010, JPM's CIO bought 45% of all new RMBS in the UK on.ft.com/LiKryU #fb 3:21 AM May 18th via web
  6. Wise words: phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1… #fb 8:17 AM May 16th via web
  7. In other news, water is wet (although it is good to have this documented) ft.com/cms/s/0/80ee9c… 1:32 AM May 16th via Twitter for Android
  8. @CrightonN @donmacca Oh, god. It's Steve Keen in the form of a little girl! Run awaaaaaaaay! 8:53 AM May 14th via web in reply to CrightonN
  9. [New post]: Monetary policy for 10 year olds barrdear.com/john/2012/05/1… 7:58 AM May 14th via John Barrdear's blog
  10. Just completed a 21.70 km bike with @RunKeeper. Check it out! rnkpr.com/a1g9a5n #RunKeeper 6:24 AM May 13th via RunKeeper
  11. @tylercowen @TimHarford It looks like spending cuts in the periphery to me. de Rugy's data rescaled to 100 in 2002 twitter.com/JohnBarrdear/s… 2:51 AM May 8th via web
  12. Just completed a 4.12 km run with @RunKeeper. Check it out! rnkpr.com/a1ff0ar #RunKeeper 1:39 AM May 7th via RunKeeper
  13. Botox #fb twitter.com/JohnBarrdear/s… 4:52 PM May 4th via Twitter for Android
  14. Just completed a 3.52 km run with @RunKeeper. Check it out! rnkpr.com/a1ewz2x #RunKeeper 2:29 AM May 3rd via RunKeeper
  15. Just drank my 1st coke in 3 months. (a) It tasted *good*, but (b) I think I have diabetes now. #fb 1:57 PM May 1st via web